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12/18/25 - Design Commission Hearing

Label: Public hearing
Regularly scheduled Design Commission Hearings are the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month.
1:30 pm to 4:45 pm

Hearing registration link 

1. (1:30-1:45)

Items of Interest

2. (1:45-3:15)

EA 25-092982 DA - Ida B. Wells Modernization

APPLICANT: Becca Cavel, Bora Architecture & Interiors

SITE: 1151 SW Vermont St

CITY CONTACT: Tanya Paglia | PP&D | 503-865-6518 tanya.paglia@portlandoregon.gov 

Design Advice Request (DAR) meeting for a proposal to replace the existing Ida B. Wells High School located in the Hillsdale Plan District with a new approximately 291,000 SF building to accommodate approximately 1,700 students. The project will include redevelopment of the parking areas, athletic fields, field support structures and pathways. The existing swimming pool, operated by Portland Parks & Recreation and all facilities associated with Rieke Elementary School will remain on site.

3. (3:15-4:45)

EA 25-093596 DA – PSU New Housing Building

APPLICANT: Michelle Schulz, GBD Architects

SITE: 1831 SW Park Ave & 1802 SW 10th Ave

CITY CONTACT: Benjamin Nielsen, PP&D, 503-865-6519 Benjamin.Nielsen@portlandoregon.gov

Design Advice Request for a new 5 or 6-story (approx. 75 ft tall) student resident hall on the PSU campus with approx. 215 to 269 resident rooms in varying configurations plus one classroom and a student concierge center for PSU students. The proposed building will be built on three quarters of the block bounded by SW 10th Ave, SW Montgomery St, SW Park Ave, and SW Harrison St. Modifications to the Ground Floor Windows standards and Required Building Line standards an exception to the Window Projections Into Public Right-of-Way code guide standards may be requested.

 

Please keep in mind

  • The agenda is subject to change.
  • Agenda items may be rescheduled
  • Documents for each agenda item are posted when they become available.
  • Times are estimates only and agenda item times may change.
  • Projects are reviewed in the order listed with a 10-minute break between agenda items.
  • All continuances and reschedules are requested by the applicant, unless otherwise noted.

Portland Permitting and Development is committed to providing equal access to information and hearings.  To request an accommodation or alternative format of communication, please contact us no later than five business days prior to the hearing at 503-823-7300 (TTY 503-823-6868).  Note that Zoom automated captions are used for hearings and may not be as accurate as live captioning; A closed-caption transcript of the meeting may be requested by contacting the PP&D Hearings Clerk at PPDHearingsClerk@portlandoregon.gov.

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